Just like that, with all the upper ranks of the Path of Peace wiped out, Fang Zheng and the others returned to the imperial capital.
Chelsea also wrote a letter about what she had seen and heard, then asked Mine to deliver it to Nadjeta. Although she could not return to Night Raid herself at the moment, that did not break any rules.
However, the imperial capital was far from peaceful at present. The reason was... quite simple.
Someone called "Zank the Decapitator" had appeared in the outer districts.
He also seemed to be a holder of Imperial Arms. Every night, he prowled the streets killing people, and since he killed by cutting off heads, he had earned that nickname. Although the Empire had formed the Hunters Unit, they completely ignored what Zank was doing in the outer districts.
Of course, the noble lords cared more about their own safety. It did not matter to them how many commoners died outside. What was more, this gave them an excuse to blame the worsening security in the outer districts on assassins, claiming that those assassins had ruined public order there and caused such incidents.
If it had been Night Raid, there might truly have been a problem. But to Fang Zheng, this was not even worth scratching an itch over.
They could do whatever they wanted. What did other people's thoughts have to do with him?
However, for one particular person, this was an excellent trial.
"Are you ready, Akame?"
"..."
Facing Fang Zheng's question, Akame nodded. After everyone returned from the Path of Peace, the deathly aura around her, like that of a graveyard, had completely vanished. She had also stopped carving wooden swords. She looked no different from before, but Fang Zheng knew that did not mean her swordsmanship